TEHRAN, Nov. 24 (NNN-IRNA) – A senior Iranian military official, said that, the Iranian ground forces have become self-sufficient in drone technology.
“The Iranian ground troops have so far conducted some development plans, in order to provide all army units with hardware to stand up to any possible threats,” Kiumars Heidari, commander of Iranian Army Ground Forces, said, in a meeting with senior army officials.
Heidari said earlier that, a new prototype of the Farpad hand-propelled UAV had been built and delivered to operational units.
“The hand-propelled UAV is used for border surveillance and related operations,” he said, adding, it is used to equip rapid deployment forces and intelligence units.
